We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Florida Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
200,442	87.94%	$71,145	H-1B
21,657	9.50%	$1,293,032	PERM
3,246	1.42%	$24,601	H-2A
2,573	1.13%	$90,158	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Florida has seen a total of 227,918 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Florida is the H-1B visa with 200,442 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 87.94% of Florida's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 21,657 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.50% of Florida's total visas.

Top Occupations in Florida (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Technical Writers	94	$49,877	85.45%
Computer Hardware Engineers	94	$78,212	87.04%
Optometrists	93	$79,420	86.92%
Validation Engineers	93	$69,183	86.92%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	91	$38,091	87.50%
Human Resources Managers	91	$92,854	87.50%
Urban and Regional Planners	89	$59,261	87.25%
Speech-Language Pathologists	89	$59,614	87.25%
Dietitians and Nutritionists	85	$47,024	84.16%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	84	$65,046	84.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	22	$59,860	70.97%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	22	$46,575	70.97%
Animal Trainers	22	$48,910	70.97%
Veterinarians	22	$73,913	70.97%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	21	$47,779	67.74%
Commercial and Industrial Designers	21	$53,230	67.74%
Engineers, All Other	21	$82,984	67.74%
Training and Development Managers	21	$82,647	70.00%
Waiters and Waitresses	21	$25,747	70.00%
Cooks, Private Household	20	$34,659	66.67%

Florida Employees Over Time

Florida has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 11,661 employees were hired. Florida peaked in 2018 with 19,501 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 14,940 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Florida From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Antigua And Barbuda	2	$57,439	40.00%
Grenada	2	$51,033	40.00%
Benin	2	$72,653	40.00%
Montenegro	2	$34,952	40.00%
Algeria	2	$49,816	50.00%
Palestine	2	$64,189	50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina	2	$112,289	50.00%
Mauritius	2	$138,092	50.00%
Kyrgyzstan	1	$85,613	25.00%
Luxembourg	1	$30,971	25.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Synechron Inc	324	$75,583	94.46%
Iris Software Inc	321	$95,061	94.69%
Mindtree Limited	321	$63,852	95.25%
Compunnel Software Group Inc	318	$72,066	94.64%
Ultimate Care Inc	315	$56,328	94.31%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc	312	$97,054	93.98%
Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corp	310	$89,950	93.66%
Hcl Global Systems Inc	299	$78,869	90.61%
Bank Of America Na	297	$87,813	91.10%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc	295	$91,615	90.77%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Adventist Health System	19	$62,281	33.33%
Triquint Semiconductor Inc	19	$75,993	34.55%
Aecom Technical Services Inc	19	$71,856	35.19%
Luxoft Usa Inc	19	$72,558	35.19%
Legend Solutions Llc	19	$72,879	35.19%
Hsquare It Solutions Inc	18	$97,944	33.33%
Beck Facility Services Llc	18	$19,531	33.96%
Thales Avionics Inc	18	$99,538	33.96%
Podzamsky Llc	18	$17,888	34.62%
Kpmg Llp	18	$90,591	34.62%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	70,440	$68,493	91.66%
Computer Systems Design Services	11,703	$73,049	92.44%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	8,590	$59,059	83.21%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	5,288	$74,107	87.69%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	5,245	$72,619	94.71%
Management Consulting Services	4,778	$67,530	96.08%
Engineering Services	4,286	$67,450	89.14%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	3,856	$82,904	92.34%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	3,803	$75,834	94.67%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	3,590	$66,699	92.10%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	2,006	$24,172	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	511	$25,462	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	504	$24,297	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	369	$26,171	100.00%
Apiculture	135	$24,774	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	132	$22,745	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	102	$25,590	100.00%
Orange Groves	74	$22,764	100.00%
Crop Production	70	$26,201	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	67	$26,827	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	4,700	$140,778	100.00%
Engineering Services	1,124	$380,416	37.83%
Full Service Restaurants	855	$32,692	50.44%
Management Consulting Services	740	$72,718	54.45%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	590	$1,112,448	52.49%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	500	$82,598	58.48%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	447	$19,302	55.05%
Employment Placement Agencies	384	$24,967	51.61%
Offices Of Lawyers	374	$60,898	50.54%
Other Computer Related Services	341	$78,121	52.14%

Florida Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Florida to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Florida over all years is $71,145. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.